For those of us who do not hear a little voice in our heads whispering “tax cuts, tax cuts” every hour on the hour, the question of whether or not Roy Moore should still be running for office is fairly straightforward. (For many, in fact, it was answered before Moore was accused of sexually abusing multiple teenage girls when he was in his 30s, back when he was simply known as the guy who thought homosexuality should be illegal and Muslims should not be allowed to serve in Congress.) But for certain members of the Republican Party, things aren’t quite so simple. True, Moore’s alleged habit of flirting with underage girls apparently escalated to such a level that he was reportedly banned from the local mall. But on the other hand: tax cuts are on the line! Really, it’s quite the predicament. So while a number of Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have called for Moore to drop out, others are willing to put up with the idea of a grown man allegedly preying on underage girls if it means ensuring corporations pay less in taxes.

Take, for instance, White House counselor and spin-master extraordinaire Kellyanne Conway. Last Thursday, in an appearance on Fox & Friends, she said, “Whatever the facts end up being, the premise, of course, the principle, the incontrovertible principle, is that there is no Senate seat worth more than a child.“ But apparently, after taking the weekend to really think about it, she decided, what’s one or two or eight children if it means slashing corporate tax cuts to 20 percent? Appearing on the same show on Monday, Conway devoted part of her segment to bashing Doug Jones, Moore’s Democratic opponent. She was then asked whether the takeaway was that Repbulicans should vote for Moore, to which she replied, “I’m telling you that we want the votes in the Senate to get this tax bill through.”

Meanwhile, Republicans may need all the votes they can get; late Sunday night, Donald Trump essentially dared Senator Jeff Flake not to vote for the tax plan, despite the fact that the Senate cannot afford to lose more than two votes in order to pass the bill through a simple majority. Flake has already expressed reservations about the bill because of its impact on the deficit, and with the announcement that he will not seek re-election, he has been more than transparent about his feelings. The president’s self-destructive streak continues.

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More evidence supports the theory that Republicans are terrible at math

In related news, the Tax Policy Center released a new analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Monday, revealing that House lawmakers are even more full of shit than previously thought. Despite their claims that slashing taxes on corporate America and the wealthy will unleash so much economic growth that the plan will pay for itself, the math, once again, says otherwise. According to the T.P.C., the revenue generated by growth would be a middling $169 billion over 10 years, while the G.D.P. would increase by 0.6 percent in 2018, and 0.3 percent in 2027. The deficit, meanwhile, would increase by $1.27 trillion over 10 years.

A separate report by the T.P.C. estimated that by 2027, half of all American households would pay more in taxes than if the legislation had never passed. Strangely, these findings are all at odds with statements in support of the plans made by Donald Trump, Gary Cohn, and Steve “I like to be seen as a Bond villain” Mnuchin.

Janet Yellen doesn’t want to be in Trump’s orbit one second longer than strictly necessary

Earlier this month, Donald Trump nominated Jerome Powell to take over as chairman of the Federal Reserve when Janet Yellen’s term expires next year. Though every Fed chair in modern history has been nominated for a second term, including by presidents of the opposite party, the ex-Apprentice host said he wanted to “make his own mark” on the institution. While Yellen’s tenure as Fed chair ends February 3, 2018, her term on the Fed Board of Governors doesn’t end until January 31, 2024, which would greatly extend her contact with the president. But apparently Yellen has decided to rid herself of the Trump stink ASAP:

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, the first woman to lead the U.S. central bank, says she will step down from its Board of Governors once her successor is sworn into office, resolving a key question as to whether she would stay on in a diminished role . . . Her decision to leave will give Trump an additional spot to fill on the Fed’s seven-person Board of Governors in Washington, which already has three openings.

Unlike Gary Cohn, Yellen seems to be aware of the fact that the longer you stick around the president, the more likely you are to catch whatever he has. All that’s left to do is erect a giant Days ‘Till I’m Free countdown clock in her office.

In the life of Anthony Scaramucci, things move at a rapid pace. One day you’re the White House communications director, 10 days later, you’re unemployed. One day you’re shopping a book about your week-and-a-half in the West Wing, five days later you are telling people that you’re no longer interested in putting pen to paper because “it would have to be a tell-all,” and you’re “a team player and don’t want to write a tell-all.” Unintentionally hilarious antics litter the space in between, such as this excerpt from an early draft of your proposal, obtained by Business Insider:

In retrospect, it was around Day 6 of his appointment as Communications Director that things took a strange turn, when his comments about the White House chief of staff created an uproar, leading to Scaramucci’s ouster. What the public doesn’t know was the countless other interactions involving Sean Spicer, General H.R.McMaster,Sarah Huckabee, and even the Vice President . . . But by Day 10 of the Communications Director appointment, Scaramucci was on his way out of the job. He was also in the middle of a divorce at the time. And had just become a dad again and barely seen his kid. And given up his company to take a job with Trump in Washington. But then, maybe Communications Director wasn’t his destiny.

If Scaramucci has at times been so frustrated by Washington that he was driven to colorful language, it’s really because he’s a “facts” guy, not a “spin” guy. As this book explains, he came to Washington, DC from the world of finance in New York City—a world of hard numbers that can’t always be sugarcoated or wished away in some pretty speech. Washington could benefit from the wisdom of a few more hardheaded numbers guys, as this book will explain . . . With a sense of nothing to lose, Scaramucci will take you exclusively behind the scenes in his first tell-all book.

According to the Mooch, who recently told the Boston Globe he still considers himself “an advocate for the president,” he can’t understand why publishers were only interested in a tell-all. “Not one publisher wanted anything else,” he told Business Insider. “Mine was on resiliency, how to get up on what you thought was going to be your 12th day in the White House, but it's not. That sort of thing.” Truly compelling stuff.

Nearly 35 of every 100 Monaco residents are millionaires and more of the global super-rich want to join them. Around 2,700 more are expected to call Monaco home by 2026, according to research by estate agent Knight Frank, taking the total to 16,100 out of a total population of under 38,000. But the sovereign city-state—which is only slightly bigger than Regent’s Park in London—has run out of space for those seeking the “fiscal advantages” that the tax haven offers.

According to The Guardian, Prince Albert II has approved a $2 billion “offshore urban extension project” that will allow for the building of 120 luxury homes that cost $100,00 per square meter—to put it in perspective, thats roughly four times as expensive as properties at 15 Central Park West. So rest assured, help is on the way.